CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE REGIONAL SEMINAR

ibaeuropean regional

forum

19 March 2015 - Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest

Law Firm Management Roadshow

Seminar will be held in English language

Organiser

INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION:THE IBA EUROPEAN REGIONAL FORUM

Programme

The seminar comprises sessions and roundtable discussions to take place on 19th of March.

19 March 2015

Time Topic

09:00 – 09:30 Registration

09:30 – 09:40 Bilingual Welcome and Introduction (in Romanian and English language)

09:40 – 12:30

12:30 Concluding Remarks

Session 1: Governance, Positioning in an International Market, Partnership

Session 2: Managing Clients Work Effectively & Project Management

Session 3: Financial Management, Business Planning, Leadership

SpeakersModerator:

Prof. Dr. Jörg K. MenzerCo-Chair European Regional Forum/IBA,Partner at Noerr

Special Guest:

Călin-Andrei ZamfirescuHonorary President of the

National Union of Romanian Bars & Head of the Romanian Delega-

tion before CCBE

Claudio Doria TölleVice-Chair European Regional

Forum/IBA,Partner at Garrigues

Patricia GannonSenior Vice-Chair European Regional Forum/IBA,Partner at Karanovic & Nikolic

David O’DonnellProgramme Officer European

Regional Forum/IBA,Partner at Mason Hayes & Curran

Katia GauzèsWebsite & Newsletter Officer

European Regional Forum/IBA,Partner at Arendt & Medernach

Cătălin BăiculescuPartner at Țuca Zbârcea& Asociații

Bryan W. JardinePartner at Wolf Theiss

Cosmin VasilePartner at Zamfirescu

Racoți & Partners

Claudiu Munteanu-Jipescu

Partner at Dentons

Media Partners

Registration & Contact

Alexandra NicolaeBusiness Development & Communication Manager Romania & CEENoerr

T +40 21 3125888alexandra.nicolae@noerr.com

Free of chargeSeating is limited, so please RSVP to alexandra.nicolae@noerr.comno later than March 13.

Organising Committee

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